Runnin' Aimless

Inductive Bible Study – March 14, 2013

1 Corinthians 9:26

So I do not run aimlessly; I do not box as one beating the air.

Interpretation

Aimless – without purpose or direction.

This goes in context with the previous verse:

Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. – 1 Corinthians 9:25

Paul here is mentioning that he is running for the prize. More than an unbeliever would run for an earthly prize such as the top of a business, top of the sports world, popularity. But he doesn’t run in a way that is aimless. He runs with purpose. Each step is meaningful and important. So how does this look practically in my life?

My goal is to live a purpose driven life that is based on faith in Christ. But it isn’t enough to know where you want to be. You have to be intentional daily to go to this goal. A business plans an expansion but they won’t wake up one day with that expansion completed; it takes hard work and sticking to a draft that is created.

Our draft is already created. “Abide in me, and I will abide in you”. There you have it… Abide in Christ. But we don’t do it aimlessly. We should come to our devotions expecting to hear from God. We should pray not out of repetition or memory, but out of the Holy Spirit leading us. Our service should not be something that we do when other people are around; it should be who we are in Christ.

Let’s live life with purpose, but not without going with the draft. Let’s live life with our aim on the prize.

Application

Today I will aim for something specific in the scriptures that deals with the subject I am thinking about and will right it down.